West Africa

Angel Adelaja moved back to Nigeria from the US and started an urban container farming venture that enables young people with relatively little startup capital to rent space and become entrepreneurs in their own right

Having run for office for nearly the past two decades, President Akufo-Addo now has the power to bring the changes he has long called for. The electorate is watching to see if he can turn around the economy, decentralise power and fight corruption

New financing mechanisms are helping to increase rice production in Nigeria. The country has a long way to go, however, before it has the milling capacity and irrigation systems needed to become self-sufficient, and can begin seeking export markets.